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+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/errors.js	Fri Dec 21 16:36:24 2012 -0400
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ * 
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ * 
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Basic checks for Error constructors.
+ * 
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+print(Error.name + " is a " + typeof(Error));
+print(EvalError.name + " is a " + typeof(EvalError));
+print(RangeError.name + " is a " + typeof(RangeError));
+print(ReferenceError.name + " is a " + typeof(ReferenceError));
+print(SyntaxError.name + " is a " + typeof(SyntaxError));
+print(TypeError.name + " is a " + typeof(TypeError));
+print(URIError.name + " is a " + typeof(URIError));
+
+print("Error.arity " + Error.length);
+print("EvalError.arity " + EvalError.length);
+print("RangeError.arity " + RangeError.length);
+print("ReferenceError.arity " + ReferenceError.length);
+print("SyntaxError.arity " + SyntaxError.length);
+print("TypeError.arity " + TypeError.length);
+print("URIError.arity " + URIError.length);
+
+var err = new Error("my error");
+try {
+    throw err;
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof Error);
+    print(e.message);
+    print(e.name);
+    var ne = e.nashornException;
+    if (ne != undefined) {
+        if (ne.fileName !== __FILE__) {
+            fail("incorrect filename in error");
+        }
+        print("thrown @ " + ne.lineNumber);
+    }
+}
+
+// try to print undefined global var..
+try {
+    print(foo);
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof ReferenceError);
+    print(e.name);
+    print(e.message);
+}
+
+// try to call something that is undefined
+try {
+    Object.foo_method();
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof TypeError);
+    print(e.name);
+    print(e.message);
+}
+
+// prototypes of Error constructors are not writable
+Error.prototype = {};
+print(Error.prototype.name);
+EvalError.prototype = {};
+print(EvalError.prototype.name);
+RangeError.prototype = {};
+print(RangeError.prototype.name);
+ReferenceError.prototype = {};
+print(ReferenceError.prototype.name);
+SyntaxError.prototype = {};
+print(SyntaxError.prototype.name);
+TypeError.prototype = {};
+print(TypeError.prototype.name);
+URIError.prototype = {};
+print(URIError.prototype.name);